CRJ R&D
Data gathering and disaster response
On December 26, 2003, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake devastated Bam, Iran killing 26, 271 people. Exactl...
Inspired by lotus leaves: How nanoparticle-coated mesh could help clear up oil spills
The unassuming piece of stainless steel mesh in a lab at The Ohio State University in the US does no...
Disaster response potential of Google's Project Loon
The ability to deploy a mobile network and promptly supply a region with cell signal would be invalu...
An old foe rears its ugly head
For several months, public health debate in the US has turned from an impending worldwide Ebola outb...
Spherical rescue drone for chaotic environments
When a powerful explosion causes buildings to collapse and ignites a fire that spreads within minute...
Top ten emerging technologies of 2015
March 4 2015: Zero emission cars fuelled by hydrogen and computer chips that mimic the human brain a...
Digital humanitarians
The resilience of disaster and emergency response teams is unmatched: from an earthquake in Haiti or...
Pocket-size drones for reconnaissance and situational awareness
Whether it is a rescue mission during natural disaster or a major conflict, emergency and rescue per...
R&D: Cities - the building technology revolution
In CRJ 10:1, Robert Ouellette outlined the concept of Mobile, Efficient, Subtle and Heuristic (...
Could genetic code passwords be useful in preventing cyberattacks?
As organisations around the world become ever more dependent on the Internet, cyberattacks and cyber...
Wireless electronic implants fight and eliminate infections then dissolve safely
Within hours of a natural or human-caused disaster, medical and rescue teams rush to the affected ar...
Robotic snake could be useful in hazardous disaster zones
British company OC Robotics has recently created a new robotic snake arm that would be incredib...
Made in Space: Even more radical applications for 3D printing
In an earlier post, we highlighted the endless opportunities available for disaster response teams a...
Federally funded suit designed to improve protection of Ebola caregivers
Protective suits that Ebola caregivers wear do not completely protect against the virus. However, a ...
How wearable technology can help in disasters
The much-anticipated Apple Watch is only one of the many wearable devices that are promising to be m...
Injectable treatment for internal bleeding could save lives in out-of-hospital emergencies
A team of researchers from Texas A&M University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) ...
Innovative approaches in Ebola vaccine development
This week Time Magazine named Ebola Fighters as its Person of the Year and in an effort to continue ...
Could airborne fake cellular towers help locate victims after a disaster?
Over the last two years Edward Snowden has famously revealed the scope of data gathering by various ...